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Artemis II launch set for later today
Sarah Alegre joins Fox 5 from the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
NEW YORK - The Artemis II mission is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. It will be the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years.
Here's everything you need to know about the historic launch.
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What time is the Artemis II launch?
Timeline:
The launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, but will stay open for two hours, meaning Artemis II could launch any time between then and 8:24 p.m. If the weather doesn't cooperate, the launch will be scrapped and rescheduled for a later date. Though as of 1 p.m., officials say there's an 80% chance they'll be cleared for liftoff during the launch window.
Can you see the Artemis II launch from New York or New Jersey?
Stargazers will be looking to the sky Wednesday night in hopes of seeing the historic launch, but the odds of seeing the crew blast off into space go down the further north you get from Florida.
Credit: NASA
According to NASA, most of Florida and some cities in south Georgia have the best chance of seeing the Artemis II rocket.
But what about farther north, like the New York area? Previous launches from Cape Canaveral, like SpaceX's Atlas V launch in March, were seen as far north as New Jersey, according to some reports. But, with clouds and some rain in the forecast for much of the area Wednesday evening, even if the rocket was visible, the weather likely means you won't see anything.
How to watch Artemis II launch
What you can do:
FOX 5 NY will be streaming Wednesday's launch on the FOX Local app, online at fox5ny.com., and on the FOX 5 NY YouTube channel. You can tune in right now to watch live coverage from Florida.
The Source: Information in this story is from NASA, Delaware Online and previous FOX 5 reports.